Homeowners may face second ‘valuation’ charge

HOMEOWNERS facing a property tax announced in this week’s budget could face a second “valuation” charge through the building of a national database on homes.

The suggestion of valuing homes for a national database for the new tax was raised at an Oireachtas Committee meeting yesterday.

TDs heard how the present domestic property database was out of date and unreliable if used to impose the new tax.